Bruce Jenner was worth a bunch of money and had endless fame, yet he suddenly felt the need for more attention and started dressing in drag.
I suspect that if Dr. Nolan were using UFOs to get attention like Bruce Jenner, Stanford would have withdrawn his tenure in a flash.
Nolan is a big draw for Stanford re: medical research grants and donations. If he damaged their ability to raise money, he would be moving his lab to the streets of San Francisco.
Actually, Jenner had been dressing in drag for decades. Ask his first wife.
He started dressing in drag in public several years ago.