The Jindal School also placed in the top 30 nationally for five MBA specialties: project management (No. “The physician-scientist continuum between UT Dallas and UT Southwestern is the engine driving our phenomenal growth,” said Dr. Shalini Prasad, professor and department head of bioengineering and the Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science. Each year, U.S. News ranks professional school programs in a variety of fields based on expert opinions about program excellence as well as statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. “It is gratifying to see such strong results in several UT Dallas schools and programs,” said Dr. Richard C. Benson, UT Dallas president and the Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership. “These rankings are a reflection of the deep commitment of our faculty and staff and of the hard work and creativity of our students.”