0 q' _/ G* ~& V& _" j$ I / {% p3 x6 g" jUCSD professor apologizes for web site slur 7 N, B+ T/ o" q. L( @" h! ^ 3 a) K4 E% D3 p! S; qMay 24, 20115 p( c& g+ L! t+ n% O0 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.+ G8 M! s6 \ }# \' P
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The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. , V# U- e7 E9 R4 a, b0 } 5 t9 Q C; q5 D2 I! }6 XUniversity officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday. 5 ?0 c6 l* r* u$ m 4 v6 M9 E c# f4 cKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:) U4 _- K9 |9 k" m t# B5 y4 k. w
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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.”
