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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Even shift workers who may be active at all hours are best off when they eat only within a 10-hour window. -
Passenger service for the Amtrak Surfliner and Metrolink between Oceanside and Mission Viejo is stopped due to shifting coastal ground. -
It would also allow researchers to study cannabis products that are available in California dispensaries. -
Qualcomm and the San Diego Workforce Partnership brought the world of science and engineering to Hoover High School. -
Tiny robots are swimming through the lung fluids of mice, delivering antibiotics straight to the bacteria that cause a deadly form of pneumonia. -
The NIH awarded San Diego-based Salk Institute and partnering institutions $126 million to study cell types to create an “atlas” of the human brain.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
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- A Maryland town backed Trump's cost-cutting pledge. Now it's a target
- Kaiser mental health workers near return to work after historic strike
- Paid parking in Balboa Park? San Diego residents may get a discount
- San Diego nonprofit auctions off rare set of Italian cookbooks