The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it would probe the response of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to claims of antisemitism on campus, in the latest federal investigation of a school over protests against Israel's assault on Gaza.

Las Vegas may feel the effects of a potential government shutdown, but experts suggest the impact might not be as severe as feared.

Federal officials will examine the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ response to antisemitism on campus, a U.S. Department of Justice release said Tuesday.

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) on Tuesday to determine whether the university violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with its response to alleged antisemitism on campus.

The Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) concerning the institution's handling of antisemitism on campus.

The letter notifying the university was signed by a DOJ official and the state’s Acting U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah. It comes after a Jewish UNLV student filed a lawsuit last year claiming that pro-Palestinian groups on campus violated his civil rights and federal anti-terrorism laws. The initial lawsuit (dismissed by a judge earlier this year) was filed by the Israeli-born Chattah, who withdrew from the case after being named the state’s U.S. attorney.

The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a discrimination investigation at UNLV that “will focus on the University’s response to antisemitism on campus.”

Nevada is grappling with a shortage of anesthesiologists, but the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is working to address the issue through its Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine. Dr. Lauren Hollifield, a member of the school's charter class, highlighted several factors contributing to the shortage, including a significant portion of the current workforce nearing retirement, operational pressures on hospitals and surgical centers, and rising demand due to increasing surgical volume.

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