NORFOLK, Va., May 26 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news release:

By Robyn Sidersky

Three recent Old Dominion University graduates are preparing to tackle some of society's biggest scientific challenges, from developing sustainable pharmaceuticals to restoring wetlands and advancing regenerative medicine, with help from one of the nation's most prestigious graduate fellowships.

Selected from a pool of nearly 14,000 applicants, Kathryn Bourlier, Olivia Brown and Alana Canty earned National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, a highly competitive award that supports emerging researchers whose work shows exceptional promise. This is the most NSF Graduate Research Fellows the University has had in a decad...