Catherine Thompson

New York

Features Editor at The Cut

Features editor @TheCut. Made in Western Mass, based in NYC. Get in touch: [email protected].

Articles

Letter to the Editor: Promoting fear over safety isn't helping anyone

2 weeks ago | bemidjipioneer.com | Catherine Thompson

I read the opinion piece Bidal Duran wrote about transgender girls playing in women's sports (published March 29) and have a couple of thoughts. Transgender people make up approximately 1% of the population of the U.S. NCAA President Charlie Baker testified that fewer than 10 openly trans women participated in NCAA sports out of 510,000 student athletes. The following is a submitted commentary and does not reflect the views of the Pioneer.
Performance testing: The key to success in engineering projects

Oct 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Catherine Thompson

Performance testing is a crucial element of traditional engineering projects and we are seeing it become increasingly prevalent across a broader range of sectors. From logistics to food and drink manufacturing, with the rise of smart factories and the integration of automated systems and advanced technologies we have witnessed a significant rise in instructions relating to complex projects with testing requirements.
Dana Bash’s Interviews Are Defining the 2024 Race

Sep 16, 2024 | thecut.com | Catherine Thompson

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: CNN CNN anchor Dana Bash has been making headlines all summer. She co-moderated the June presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump that ultimately led the president to drop out of the 2024 race and endorse Kamala Harris as his successor. Then she landed the first joint interview with Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz.
Classrooms without teachers: Use of uncertified staff skyrockets

May 8, 2024 | thestar.com | Catherine Thompson

Teacher unions are expressing “huge concerns” as the number of non-teachers working in classrooms skyrockets because schools can’t find enough supply teachers. Five years ago, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board used uncertified staff about 100 times a month to fill in for five per cent of daily teacher absences. Already a Subscriber?
Reep strategic mapping

Apr 25, 2024 | waterloochronicle.ca | Catherine Thompson

Top stories delivered to your inbox.
Reep strategic mapping

Apr 25, 2024 | cambridgetimes.ca | Catherine Thompson

State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed...
Tibbits contract revealed: Generous salary, few luxury perks in Conestoga College president’s deal

Apr 23, 2024 | thespec.com | Catherine Thompson

The employment contract of Conestoga College’s president reflects John Tibbits himself: a man who continues in the job long after normal retirement, and who seems to prefer work hours over the paid vacation and leaves he’s entitled to. Already a Subscriber? Sign in Tibbits came to the college as president in 1987.
Tibbits contract revealed: Generous salary, few luxury perks in Conestoga College president’s deal

Apr 23, 2024 | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Catherine Thompson

The employment contract of Conestoga College’s president reflects John Tibbits himself: a man who continues in the job long after normal retirement, and who seems to prefer work hours over the paid vacation and leaves he’s entitled to. Already a Subscriber? Sign in Tibbits came to the college as president in 1987.
Pay-for-plasma clinic to open in Cambridge in 2025

Mar 5, 2024 | newhamburgindependent.ca | Catherine Thompson

A private clinic paying people to donate their blood plasma is expected to open in Cambridge late this year or in 2025. The clinic is going in at Unit 53, in a strip mall at 600 Hespeler Rd., near Langs Drive. It is one of five Ontario clinics that Grifols, a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in Spain, plans to open in Ontario in 2024-25. Paying for blood and plasma donations is banned in Ontario.
Pay-for-plasma clinic to open in Cambridge in 2025

Mar 5, 2024 | waterloochronicle.ca | Catherine Thompson

A private clinic paying people to donate their blood plasma is expected to open in Cambridge late this year or in 2025. The clinic is going in at Unit 53, in a strip mall at 600 Hespeler Rd., near Langs Drive. It is one of five Ontario clinics that Grifols, a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in Spain, plans to open in Ontario in 2024-25. Paying for blood and plasma donations is banned in Ontario.