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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. # I0 e" X3 E0 R* l+ I) v - h7 \. ~( {" U) F4 J2 C+ QIn a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” U5 }/ _) v* |* c$ @
! I& ]: U/ L9 _The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. 6 d: I! N4 ~! q7 S7 i+ m- w5 q# i- s+ ]! R, y: K# i* A
University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday. 1 O' ?% g0 v7 j9 ~ _$ p) F5 Z+ J" l* a' Z* J
Kubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:6 M9 k/ {* S- 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.”