From Charlottesville Newsplex (CBS, ABC, Fox)July 24th, 2009

"A group of UVa students, alumni, and faculty are working on a project in Southeastern Virginia that is sure to create a few ripples in the water.

"It's the summer time and a lot of UVa students are making there way towards to the beaches. A small group of UVa students are making their way to Chesapeake, Virginia, to build the UVa learning barge.

"Project Director Phoebe Crisman says, 'It will be a floating environmental education center. A kind of working platform and field station, that will travel to many different sites along the Elizabeth River.'

"The barge project is a partnership between the UVa School of Architecture and The Elizabeth River Project, a non-profit group aimed at cleaning up the river through government, business and community partnership...."

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