Day 35

Little Rock, AR

Rolla, MO

13 HR 59 MIN

TRAVEL TIME

454 MI

DISTANCE

27 GAL

FUEL AMOUNT

188 kWh

ELECTRICITY USED

Tuesday 19 October 2021

Arkansas & Missouri

The Rock stars in Arkansas making it all academic at UAMS

 

Arkansas used to be nicknamed The Land of Opportunity and the team on the Road to 50 States certainly tried to take advantage, as they always do. As is often the case, they spent their time in the state capital, as it's often where interviews are situated. This was no exception at Little Rock, where they visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and interviewed Dr. Shuk-Mei Ho. Having gotten some further schooling on the next big thing in pharma, they still felt there was a mountain to climb on their quest, so they headed to Pinnacle Mountain State Park, where there was some rural splendor that they admired from ground level and with the drone. After this, it was a lengthy drive to St. Louis, Missouri that took them well into the night. Albert had a hard day in Arkansas. First, he was denied access to the University parking lot in the Tesla, then he tried to take his temperature with a QR scanner rather than the digital thermometer. Must have been fatigue. No wonder he was doing push-ups to stay awake during the last Tesla charge after dark.

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Dr. Shuk-Mei Ho Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences talks to Nigel about the current healthcare infrastructure in Arkansas and how UAMS is building a healthier future for communities across the state.

Arkansas Stats

Arkansas
Arkansas

State Capital

Little Rock

State Motto

Regnat populus (The people rule)

State Nickname

The Natural State

Largest City

Little Rock

Population

3M

Total Covid Cases

360K

Total Vaccinated

1.06M (35.1%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril

Missouri Stats

Missouri
Missouri

State Capital

Jefferson City

State Motto

Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)

State Nickname

The Show-Me State

Largest City

Kansas city

Population

6.2M

Total Covid Cases

640K

Total Vaccinated

2.45M (40%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril