3 h R/ K# L" S- uClifford 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.' j. }- H6 x% ?5 b3 }0 k$ d- m
( F% \4 l3 g$ F6 jIn a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” j1 e* t4 C4 E 9 m) Z9 `; m# f, M$ BThe existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics.7 C6 a7 {2 g: ~. |% G8 k! [
. g' C& L* ^ r) h0 H% q1 ]University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday. . [4 t+ f& c5 U4 s1 y9 b. u8 W 1 p7 n* l6 G- WKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:1 ?) A% @ N; |2 b
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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.”
