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UCSD professor apologizes for web site slur & ~; A4 r6 W; ~% k% ] , J4 S7 k% H- g4 A7 T* U, jMay 24, 2011' {0 I+ m3 Y% n7 e+ G
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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.0 Z+ A% ?& g( q0 W
' i' e) c: s$ \5 wIn a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” 2 Y9 ]2 Q/ n* ^0 e( n 0 X9 {2 \ K: w4 \The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics.+ H% W% s V# m; M9 ]! H" R
& I' z& ^+ M( p4 {/ r* ]4 ~University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday. ) p( T- M4 J0 R+ |* y0 N 5 L6 G4 b" z" O: y6 h, |; Q5 iKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads: 1 C5 S/ i. g4 @8 f) h) l% V3 k0 c. S0 H7 C% `: A) r$ V
“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.”
