0 E) y6 v& o& u5 |6 Y/ }# aClifford 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. 5 A& }& S+ K+ d. T. s# O$ |( [/ m5 t1 T/ B" x$ @6 f
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.”8 F% ]' w [- n' F# u3 z6 g+ G" P2 h
y: O, f% D+ a, m# WThe existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. : Y. J$ [1 u+ b0 x' r - H% g" e% {* uUniversity officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday.2 u" F/ `( b4 D8 z
/ B$ F6 I9 [6 Z) n' G) u' J; YKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads: & o& [; Z. R# J; [1 @! d3 H0 @; ~ " X, N2 o; Q0 j6 {7 W" e“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.”