Sept. 4, 2025

Fifteen Honors College students at the University of Missouri pursued their academic interests through the nine-week Cherng Summer Scholars program this past summer—the largest cohort in the program’s history. The projects were individually designed by the students, with the support and mentorship of a Mizzou faculty mentor.

Since its creation in 2018, more than 80 Mizzou students pursuing the Honors Certificate have participated in research or creative scholarship projects through the Cherng Summer Scholars program.

“It is really incredible to see the distinct projects that our Cherng Summer Scholars work on each year,” Catherine Rymph, dean of the Honors College, said. “This program showcases the wide variety of research and creative scholarship work that is being done across campus. We are very thankful to the Cherng family for making an opportunity of this nature possible.”

Learn more about some of this year’s Cherng Summer Scholars:

This story originally appeared on Show Me Mizzou. 
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