ON THE NEUSE RIVER -- 5/18/99 -- Tar Heel Bus Tour participants ride the research vessel Capricorn, from the UNC-CH Institute of Marine Sciences, into the Neuse River at New Bern for a demonstration of water sampling experiments by Dr. John Wells, institute director, and Dr. Hans Paerl, professor, on Tuesday morning. The river trip was on the second day of the five-day issue-oriented tour to acquaint faculty and administrators new to North Carolina with the state's culture and economy. CS/Dan Sears

ON THE NEUSE RIVER -- 5/18/99 -- Dr. Hans Paerl, a professor at the UNC-CH Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City, holds a jar containing an algae bloom during a demonstration for Tar Heel Bus Tour participants on the Neuse River Tuesday. The trip was part of a five-day journey across the state to acquaint faculty and administators new to North Carolina with current issues facing the state including the environment. CS/Dan Sears

ON THE NEUSE RIVER -- 5/18/99 -- Ben Peierls, left, and Malia Go, both research technicians at the UNC-CH Institute of Marine Sciences, demonstrate a conductivity, temperature and depth probe to members of the Tar Heel Bus Tour during a trip on the Neuse River Tuesday. Faculty and officials new to the state are traveling more than 1,000 miles this week to learn more about issues facing Tar Heel citizens. The Neuse River demonstration showcased some of the equipment and techniques used by the institute, which is based in Morehead City. DCS/Dan Sears

ROCKINGHAM, NC -- 5/18/99 -- Linda Cronenwett, left, from the School of Nursing, and Lynne Fuller, from the Institute of Government, react as they experience the 20-degree bank between turns three and four at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham during a lap around the track in the official pace car. They are among 36 faculty and administrators from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who are new to the state and traveling more than 1,000 miles this week to learn about the Tar Heel way of life. Prior to the pace car lap, participants heard about research conducted by UNC-CH's Office of Economic Development and the importance of NASCAR to the state's economy. DCS/Dan Sears