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Shuntaro Kawasaki

Shuntaro Kawasaki, Photojournalist

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Shuntaro Kawasaki is a fourth-year student at the University of Iowa majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry and Cinema. Outside of The Daily Iowan, Shuntaro has interned at the Carver College of Medicine, writing a research paper.

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Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets his supporters after an event hosted by super PAC Never Back Down at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Southwest Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. In a crowd of 60 supporters, DeSantis emphasized his record as Governor of Florida and the legislative results he helped deliver in the state. “I don’t say things idly, when I’m doing it I think about how I’m going to actually get it accomplished,” DeSantis said.

Photos: Ron DeSantis campaigns in Cedar Rapids

Shuntaro Kawasaki, Photojournalist
December 19, 2023
Rich LeMay scans blood products collected from donors at ImpactLife in Coralville on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. ImpactLife is a blood donation center working to combat the blood shortage throughout Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin. "We are in desperate need for donors. You could be doing a lot more good donating through your local blood centers or at hospitals rather than selling plasma. Blood products that we collect are ones that trauma patients (and) cancer patients need," LeMay said.

[Photo] Sister of sickle cell patients discusses importance of sickle cell awareness

October 10, 2023
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark talks in front of a crowd with ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith and media executive Mark Shapiro on the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Smith, Shapiro and Clark participated in a publicized conversation titled “Beyond the Game” as part of the 2023 University of Iowa Homecoming. “The hardest thing is (to decide) whether I stay another year or whether this is my last year. But right now, we have an amazing year coming up here. Let’s focus on that,” Clark said.

Photos: 2023 Homecoming Activities

Kathy Le and Shuntaro Kawasaki
October 8, 2023
Chuck Palahniuk signs a copy of his new book "Not Forever, But For Now" at Prairie Lights in Iowa City on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Palahniuk is a novelist publishing fiction, nonfiction, and adult coloring books.

[Photo] Prairie Lights hosts Chuck Palahniuk for a live signing

September 24, 2023
Penelope Wilkins talks with a customer while hosting a booth at the Northside Night Market organized by IC Flea in the James Theater in Iowa City on Friday, September 1, 2023. Wilkins grew up in Iowa City and is the store owner of Atlas where they sell butterfly earrings. IC Flea is organized by UI alumni Sid Peterson, Meg Lowe and Molly Kresse to promote vintage goods and local artists.

Photos: Northside Night Flea Market

Shuntaro Kawasaki, Photojournalist
September 3, 2023
Performers from Ballet Folklorico Sones Mexicanos dance at the 2023 Iowa City Latino Fest in Downtown Iowa City on Aug. 26, 2023.

Photos: 2023 Iowa City Latino Fest

Grace Smith, Bella Tisdale, and Shuntaro Kawasaki
August 27, 2023
Iowa Junior Emma Anderson works outside of the Main Library on the first day of fall classes in Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.

Photos: First Day of Classes – Fall 2023

Emily Nyberg, Shuntaro Kawasaki, and Maddie Frette
August 21, 2023
Rob Miller, a freelance marketer working with Gold Cap Hospitality, posts an official announcement paper of the new ownership and October reopening of Hamburg Inn No. 2 in Iowa City, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.

[Photo] Hamburg Inn No. 2 to reopen next week

September 28, 2023
Kimberly Fiock holds a brain at UI Medical Laboratories in Iowa City on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

[Photo] Two UI doctorates to continue research following graduation

May 8, 2023
UI student Kyler Johnson poses for a portrait at the English-Philosophy Building in Iowa City on Monday, May 1, 2023. Johnson received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award and will teach English in Brazil during 2023-2024.

[Photo] UI grads go abroad following graduation

May 7, 2023
Adrienne Combs restocks bagels at the Food For Thought Cafe in the Learning Commons of the Main Library on Sunday, April 30, 2023.

[Photo] UI students with on-campus jobs found to excel more than those with off-campus or no jobs at all

April 30, 2023
The Lagoon Shelter House is seen on March 30, 2023. The Lagoon Shelter House is a facility managed by UI Recreational Services. (Shuntaro Kawasaki/The Daily Iowan)

[Photo] Lagoon Shelter House offers new opportunities for outdoor recreation

April 25, 2023
Festival goers watch McKinley Dixon perform during the Mission Creek Festival at Gabe's in Iowa City on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Dixon is a conscious hip hop and jazz rap artist.

Photos: Mission Creek Festival Day Three

Matt Sindt, Emily Nyberg, Shuntaro Kawasaki, and Avi Lapchick
April 9, 2023
Sudan Archives performs during a concert in Englert Theatre in Iowa City on the second day of the Mission Creek Festival on April 7, 2023.

Photos: Mission Creek Festival Day Two

Matt Sindt, Emily Nyberg, and Shuntaro Kawasaki
April 8, 2023
Festival goers watch Cat Power perform during the Mission Creek Festival at Hancher Auditorium on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Cat Power is an alternative multi-genre artist.

Photos: Mission Creek Festival Day One

Shuntaro Kawasaki, Photojournalist
April 7, 2023
New signs are seen on light posts in downtown Iowa City on April 2, 2023.

Laysan Island Cyclorama is seen at Macbride Hall on March 23, 2023. As a collection of the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, the cyclorama replicates the avian population and scenery of the Hawaiian island, Laysan before the 1910s.

[Photo] UI’s Laysan Island Cyclorama is in need of repairs after 100 years of operation

April 4, 2023
A fan sits after the watch party of the NCAA women’s basketball final at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, April 2, 2023. The Tigers defeated The Hawkeyes, 102-85.

Photos: NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Game watch parties in Iowa City

Cody Blissett, Averi Coffee, Avi Lapchick, and Shuntaro Kawasaki
April 2, 2023
Danielle listens to her peers at the Old Capitol in Iowa City for Trans Day of Visibility on March 31, 2023. Danielle is a UI student who recently learned that she was trans. “(I) come to events like this so I can meet more people and find out more about the support groups that Iowa City has.”(Shuntaro Kawasaki/The Daily Iowan)

Photos: Trans Day of Visibility

Shuntaro Kawasaki, Photojournalist
March 31, 2023
Laysan Island Cyclorama is seen at Macbride Hall on March 23, 2023. As a collection of the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, the cyclorama replicates the avian population and scenery of the Hawaiian island, Layman before the 1910s.

Jackson Kalmar poses for a photo on Saturday, March 4, 2023. (Shuntaro Kawasaki/The Daily Iowan)

“I generally do feel pretty safe. I have been out at night just a couple of times due to concerts and stuff like that, and generally there are other students around, and I know that if something were to happen, there are people that I could rely on to help me out of a situation.”

[Photo] On The Street | Do UI students feel safe in Iowa City?

DI Staff
March 22, 2023
Allison Zuhlke competes on beam during a gymnastics meet between No. 17 Iowa and No. 12 Michigan State at the Xtream Arena on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2022. Zuhlke scored 9.050 in this event. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans 196.150-195.725.

[Photo] Iowa excited to host Big Ten Gymnastics Championships at Xtream Arena for first time

March 7, 2023
A Proterra ZX5 electric bus operated by Iowa City Transit serves Route 4 Free Downtown Shuttle in front of the University of Iowa Main Libraries on Feb. 21, 2023.

[Photo] Iowa City transit routes to temporarily halt amid staffing shortage

April 15, 2024
The Big Ten Theater in the Iowa Memorial Union is seen at the University of Iowa on Feb. 27, 2023.

[Photo] UI IMU undergoing technological updates to increase accessibility and hybrid capabilities

March 1, 2023
Beer taps are seen at Coa Cantina on its grand opening night on Feb. 24, 2023.

[Photo] Iowa City bar Coa Cantina offers fresh food, tequila

February 26, 2023
Customers look through the clothes on display at Vice in Iowa City on Feb. 22, 2023.

[Photo] Vice Iowa City celebrates five-year anniversary of opening up by giving back to customers

Cooper Worth, News Editor
February 23, 2023
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[Photo] 'Snow days' gone as professors utilize Zoom for bad weather

February 22, 2023
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[Photo] ‘Snow days’ gone as professors utilize Zoom for bad weather

Jack Moore, News Reporter
February 22, 2023
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics main building is seen in Iowa City on Feb. 21, 2023.

[Photo] Nationwide search begins for new chief operating officer of UI Health Care

April 24, 2024
A Proterra ZX5 electric bus operated by Iowa City Transit is seen at a downtown interchange in Iowa City on Feb. 21, 2023.

[Photo] Iowa City plans to have a fully electric bus fleet in the future

February 21, 2023
Newly elected vice president of the Association for Asian Studies Dr. Hyaeweol Choi poses for a portrait at Gilmore Hall on Feb. 15, 2023.

[Photo] UI gender studies department remains open after debate

March 13, 2025
Iowa’s Karina Muñoz competes on bars during a gymnastics meet between No. 17 Iowa and No. 12 Michigan State at the Xtream Arena on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2022. Muñoz scored 9.850. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans 196.150-195.725.

Photos: No. 17 Iowa gymnastics vs. No. 12 Michigan State

Shuntaro Kawasaki, photojournalist
February 12, 2023
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