6 m* ^8 v; @% m# QClifford 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. / P. y+ E2 ]$ V; I' f7 Q) p" a) k+ g% _- D) H4 M9 `
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” / F0 q. { x% m! K$ b: s7 n. I4 h7 n$ ~" W! P3 b e0 E3 X
The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. 2 |0 _0 ` x! x9 [3 p 5 }$ v2 m. [2 m) P7 ~/ J; V) rUniversity officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday. 8 `8 V& |) C6 c O2 }& q5 e3 ~ , Q5 k9 R2 t5 @7 s9 y; h1 O! SKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads: & j8 _- N4 R0 s! f . t& m& [* t4 T9 v, v* O9 p“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.”
