: d7 \$ d6 B) Z3 S2 H7 ]& R3 j& dClifford 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. : T9 a& l) z, p& P/ h # a$ K L9 h. B* N* v! gIn a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.”$ v7 j: U$ K6 N7 r/ T" @0 l0 }* H) q
. S4 a8 \1 _+ C* {4 XThe existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics.+ ?& P4 y8 u4 o. ~; h2 {8 T9 S
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University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday.# ~! Z3 q7 C# U. K9 v4 @& W/ U$ R7 B
- z( x2 _( {. _$ rKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:3 O/ Z" z B) ]$ `; B
3 b* k# l3 F8 A& @6 X8 ^“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.”
