Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe WOMEN BETTER BOSSES A Leeds University study of 2,000 health service and local management staff finds most workers believe women make better bosses than men, the Telegraph in London reports. Advertisement Respondents said female managers knew how to value and inspire staff and created climates of learning and development. Male middle-managers also rated women as more effective, but senior executives said there was no difference between the sexes. Of the 14 criteria used to measure effectiveness, women came out on top in 11 and equal to men in the other three. GRADS SHY AWAY FROM SCIENCE, ENGINEERING More of America's top college graduates are rejecting careers in science and engineering and University of Washington researchers say that raises concerns about the country's technological future. The study finds grads are put off by the prospect of low-paid apprenticeships and training lasting a decade or more, along with a tight job market. The brightest young Americans instead are pursuing the quicker and surer payoffs offered by business and certain professions, according to the UW study. During the 1990s, the number of top-level U.S. college seniors who planned graduate study in mathematics dropped by 19 percent and in engineering by 25 percent. During the same period master's degrees in business administration swelled by nearly one-third. Advertisement LEWIS AND CLARK BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION BEGINS The bicentennial commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition debuts in Charlottesville, Va., on Tuesday with the opening of "Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years to the Future." The four-year odyssey for the 2003-2006 national Lewis and Clark Bicentennial will extend from Virginia to the Oregon coast. The Corps of Discovery II -- named after Corps of Discovery I led by Lewis and Clark -- will complement local and national observances. The National Park Service is providing funding and the free public exhibition will provide opportunities to learn more about the legendary exploration and its significance in American history. For more information and tour locations, contact the National Park Service at (402) 514-9311 or go to nps.gov/lecl. ANOTHER HISTORICAL ROAD TRIP... The Declaration of Independence Road Trip has set its 2003 schedule of 26 cities chosen to host a rare, original copy of the Declaration of Independence. The cross-country tour, beginning this year in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday and ending in Oklahoma City in December, will continue through November 2004, giving Americans a chance to experience the Declaration. In June 2000, producer Norman Lear acquired one of 25 remaining Dunlap broadsides printed on July 4, 1776, with the goal of bringing the "People's Document" directly to Americans. Advertisement For more information go to IndependenceRoadTrip.org.
