+ ^# a/ Y$ x- D% P, ~Clifford 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. 6 ?4 ]3 H# w) z" B! S$ K* k5 \6 D, l" ~
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” 9 l4 h8 G' ]2 z q _ % C# F1 H9 U2 S/ I; ?% R* H4 ?$ |& WThe existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics.$ U. k! n4 W* ^$ d9 d: q
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University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday. ; M/ N& v, g7 i0 Z' w- W. k ( W; D; `! P8 U5 K8 O9 UKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:6 e! }" v1 k0 d; s6 X
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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.”
