Dear Colleagues: I am delighted to announce that the IGSP Executive Committee has approved addition of the minor in Statistics and the MS in Statistics for the PhD students in Genome Science and Technology. Their existing option for the Statistics minor with the MS in GST has also been revised. Current requirements may be found at the IGSP Web site, www.bus.utk.edu/stat/igsp. Additionally, the requirements for the Comprehensive Examination for doctoral students seeking the minor in Statistics have been revised, and may be seen at the Web site. MSY Mary Sue Younger, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Statistics, Operations, and Management Science 340 Stokely Management Center The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN 37996-0532 865-974-1638