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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SDSU engineering professor Robert Dowell visited Turkey in February and found many examples of poor building design and inferior materials. -
A Mobil station in Mission Valley now has four pumps that dispense hydrogen fuel. -
Simulations of two devastating earthquakes didn't seem to damage a high-rise timber building on UC San Diego’s shake table. -
Ellen Ochoa graduated from SDSU in 1980 and flew four NASA space missions. -
Research at UC San Diego shows that bioengineering can extend the life of yeast cells and probably human cells also. -
A biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that elephant seals take multiple 10-minute naps underwater during their nearly 10-month foraging trips out to sea.
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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. -
Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- San Diego is building a lot of homes in its most walkable neighborhoods
- City Council clears way for tiered parking rates at San Diego Zoo
- San Diego to pay $875K to man shot with police bean bag rounds and bitten by K-9
- Oceanside city council approves new tenant protections, rejects rent control
- San Diego class-action suit says ICE courthouse arrests are illegal