Thomas Fudge
Science and Technology ReporterA journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He joined KPBS in 1998 to cover San Diego issues related to growth, transportation, and development. He previously served as host of These Days (now KPBS Midday Edition) and as a news editor. Tom began his broadcasting career in 1988 at WSUI Radio in Iowa City as a reporter and newscaster. He then spent five years at Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) where he worked as a reporter. Following his departure from MPR, Tom was a freelance journalist, working for Twin Cities Public Television, WCCO Radio, and a variety of regional and national newspapers and magazines. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Twitter, renamed ‘X’ by owner Elon Musk, has made changes that have angered scientists, who use it to share research with colleagues and the public. -
The Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego hopes to expand its research into how breast milk makes a difference in a child’s health outlook. -
The School of Social Work at SDSU has partnered with SDPL and Father Joe’s Villages to provide addiction treatment with Suboxone. -
The reduction in the number of mule deer killed by cars confirms other reports that populations of deer in California are falling at an alarming pace. -
San Diego’s Natural History Museum hired an entomologist who uses macro photography to show what his bugs and arachnids look like up close and personal. -
A San Diego State University lab is writing a space guacamole recipe that includes the nutritional power of algae to protect astronauts from radiation.
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A grant from the FCC will help the San Diego Housing Commission expand affordable, quality and reliable broadband internet service to low-income families. -
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday.
- San Diego scientists offer non-opioid relief to chronic pain sufferers
- Veterans begin cross-country relay from San Diego
- English language proficiency requirement creates fear among Mexican truck drivers
- Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
- Captive-bred axolotls thrive in Mexican wetlands, researchers find