Sensors that track how patients "move in the real world" are as effective as lab tests for evaluating knee ailments, Yale researchers have found.
The study, highlighted in Yale Today, shows the finding provides clinicians with new tools that could lead to earlier treatment and more personalized care for joint conditions.
In a separate study coauthored by Yale economist Zack Cooper, growth in U.S. health care spending is driving increases in insurance costs, limiting access to care and contributing to wage reductions, job losses, and rising inequality.
Yale also announced that three members of the university community have been honored for their contributions to New Haven and beyond. The recipients of the 2026 Yale Alumni Association Public Service Awards are S. Zelda Roland '08, '16 Ph.D.; Alaaddin Ibrahimy '26 Ph.D.; and Irene Kim '26.
In other news, Nicole Milberg '07 M.B.A., a former Chicago school principal who went on to oversee the district's academic programming, discussed in a Q&A the value of lessons learned in business school in school administration, the challenges of leading students, families, and teachers at the same time, and the importance of bringing joy to her work.
Upcoming campus events include a seminar with biochemist Nicola Pohl on automation and glycan synthesis methods, a lecture with historian Peter Alegi on "Bonga Bonga's Football Life, from Congo to Belgium," and a Poynter Fellowship in Journalism discussion on health care and the 2026 election featuring journalist Jonathan Cohn and Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan Ranney.