▁projects , ▁with ▁fund ing ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁$ 6 8 ▁million ▁per ▁year , ▁are ▁on going ▁at ▁the ▁Center . ▁▁ ▁Research ▁collabor ations ▁draw ▁on ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁and ▁its ▁professional ▁schools : ▁the ▁Ge is el ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Th ayer ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁and ▁T uck ▁School ▁of ▁Business . ▁The ▁Center ’ s ▁research ers ▁also ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁partner - res earch ers ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts - Am her st ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁In ▁partners hip ▁with ▁The ▁D art mouth ▁Institute ▁for ▁Health ▁Policy ▁and ▁C lin ical ▁Pract ice , ▁the ▁Center ▁is ▁developing ▁cancer ▁reg ist ries ▁in ▁breast ▁and ▁colon ▁cancer , ▁and ▁is ▁sh aping ▁new ▁work ▁in ▁health ▁services , ▁out comes , ▁and ▁compar ative ▁effect iveness ▁research . ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁phys icians ▁and ▁scient ists ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁collabor ate ▁to ▁speed ▁the ▁translation ▁of ▁research ▁adv ances ▁into ▁novel ▁treat ments ▁for ▁cancer ▁patients ▁through ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁clin ical ▁programs . ▁ ▁Community ▁out re ach ▁▁ ▁Research ▁on ▁behavior al ▁risk ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁sm oking , ▁ob es ity , ▁and ▁sun ▁expos ure , ▁and ▁on ▁environmental ▁risk ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁ar sen ic , ▁is ▁translated ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁into ▁community ▁education ▁and ▁prevent ion ▁programs ▁target ed ▁to ▁the ▁region ’ s ▁unders erved , ▁rural ▁populations . ▁The ▁Center ’ s ▁“ K ick ▁Can