Hilary Andrews
Production AssistantHilary Andrews has worked for KPBS since 2009 as a student producer and call screener for "Midday Edition," a production assistant for San Diego Week, and a newsroom assistant. Hilary currently attends San Diego State University where she is pursuing Bachelor of Science in zoology and TV & film production. She hopes to eventually earn a PhD in ecology and go on to make wildlife documentaries as a video journalist and field researcher. Hilary is a San Diego native and alumni of Patrick Henry High School. She is currently a member of the academic honor societies Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key International, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Eta Sigma. Outside of work, Hilary enjoys going out on bat surveys throughout Southern California with the San Diego Natural History Museum, photography, taxidermy, making short films and documentaries, and riding her vespa.
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Tuesday, FEMA announced it has approved almost 2,900 households for grant assistance, totaling over $22 million.
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Earlier this month, a city commission recommended moving a stretch of Carlsbad Boulevard to higher ground because of climate change.
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Tesla's sales are down. It's slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon Musk remains bullish on a future that's self-driving and battery-powered.
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A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the mental and physical strain on students.
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Premieres Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2. This one-hour special features actor John Lithgow going back to school to demonstrate the transformative power of arts education. He immerses himself with teachers and students to explore four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. The program celebrates how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages.
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The Cal Grant fully covers tuition at the University of California and California State University, and legislators planned to offer it to an additional 137,000 students.
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