Mridul  Gautam has been named vice president for research and innovation for the University of Nevada, Reno. He comes to Nevada from West Virginia University in Morgantown, W. Va., where he serves as associate vice president for research and vice president of the West Virginia University Research Corporation.  

In an ongoing saga of patient dumping by the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, ACLU of Nevada filed a lawsuit against the hospital, prominent hospital staff members including Dr. Anurag Gupta, and other state government agencies