Coffee House, hosted by the Dean of Science
February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025
The Dean of Science invites you to submit an original poem or song on any science topics. An ode to an epsilon-delta proof? A limerick about the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? Let your creativity shine!
For example, you can write a limerick, a haiku, a sonnet, or a song from any music genre – whether it be a rap or a ballad or an acoustic song. Your submission should be created by you, without the use of generative AI.
A selection of submissions will be invited to be performed at the upcoming Coffee House, hosted by Dean Mark MacLachlan. For the selected submissions of poetry, you have the option to present your own, or have it read aloud on your behalf (either with attribution to you, or as an anonymous submission).
In addition, a number of entrants will be randomly selected for a pizza lunch later this term with the Dean, Mark MacLachlan, and Associate Deans James Charbonneau and Jackie Stewart.
We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.
Learn more: Musqueam First Nation