Global Environment and Trade Study Global Environment and Trade Study The Global Environment & Trade Study (GETS) was a non-profit research institute established in 1994 to study the complex linkages between international trade and environmental sustainability. GETS supported numerous research projects on the legal, economic, and ecological aspects of trade and environment. GETS was centered at Yale University. GETS also studied the expanding role of civil society in global governance. In 2004, the GETS Board decided that a sufficient amount had been accomplished over the decade, and that it was time to terminate the project. GETS had four major accomplishments: The founders of GETS were:
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism a project titled Organizational Dimensions of Risk Communication during Homeland Security Crises. This project focuses on risk communication at the organizational level by “exploring how communications within and among organizations affect risk management and risk communication about bioterrorism." This project aims to improve communication about bioterrorism between organizations and their public. The work at START has been cited and quoted in the "Huffington Post", the "New York Times", "The Guardian", and the "Wall Street Journal". National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) is