{"id":403379,"date":"2026-08-11T08:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/403379\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T08:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:38:07","slug":"the-story-behind-ut-health-san-antonios-double-helix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/403379\/","title":{"rendered":"The story behind UT Health San Antonio\u2019s \u2018Double Helix\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For more than four decades, the iconic \u201cDouble Helix\u201d has welcomed visitors to the UT Health Science Center, symbolizing the power of scientific discovery, innovation and progress in healthcare. Designed by San Antonio artist Richard Harrell Rogers, the aluminum sculpture was inspired by the DNA molecule\u2019s double helix and was installed at a pivotal time for the institution. During this time, the Health Science Center reached several milestones, including growing its research programs, gaining national recognition and strengthening its commitment to creating a brighter future for San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>As the Health Science Center continues to evolve while advancing its vision of shaping the next generation of health professionals and serving as a pipeline for the South Texas healthcare workforce, the \u201cDouble Helix\u201d also continues to stand as a symbol of that mission.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the UT Health San Antonio Newsroom to <a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/news.uthscsa.edu\/double-helix-artwork-illuminates-the-beauty-of-science-in-motion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">learn more about the sculpture\u2019s history.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For more than four decades, the iconic \u201cDouble Helix\u201d has welcomed visitors to the UT Health Science Center,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-403379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}