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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. # m9 P" `" w; W. W* i) @" b9 w9 k9 ~: E) i/ q2 y9 J: g. n \+ u4 h
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” 3 }5 S% b# g9 {) r; j) r # Z3 N! ?: z6 t0 h( t9 h, Z1 FThe existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics.8 M+ O7 |# Z0 h/ G4 _8 J# X
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University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday.+ e% l5 G3 i, [
: J- ~/ V+ O: F6 UKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:% P0 E9 |9 e0 Y' d% S
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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.”
