$ W' F5 q2 | @& r9 cClifford Kubiak, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California San Diego, has posted an apology for an offensive term that was used on his laboratory’s website. ( V3 e0 ] D7 ~, |" A# ?0 J9 x, x, O& w. i
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.”" \! U; B7 Q i+ k9 I+ ]6 r
, {0 d2 _7 M* K5 XThe existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. 2 h x- i5 X; X6 @" a$ W( G 7 Y1 w' {# a, u+ b8 ~5 S% mUniversity officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday.' D. i/ N0 n1 w' t
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Kubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:3 A$ }1 ]# Q& a- R( {' R
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“Please accept my personal and sincere apologies for the insensitive language recently found on my laboratory’s website. I find the language offensive and I am embarrassed by the poor judgment exhibited in posting the offending language. Although I was unaware of the existence of this page until it was brought to my attention, I accept full responsibility. I have taken steps to remove the offending language and will arrange for appropriate training for my research group and me relative to the UCSD Principles of Community.”
