0 z% ]! Y! x9 K9 P' G6 zClifford 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. / y9 B* u ?3 Z( v2 o0 \9 h Y1 d: l' Q3 }
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” 7 C! N# }" D, x6 m0 G6 v: y' o! d/ x* t2 C
The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. C. d9 }8 w4 E( H1 J
5 A% y4 k6 g* K* jUniversity officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday. - v2 ?$ S4 W- h" D3 r8 T: a4 z: T \1 O/ B9 D# ]4 F# D3 c% E
Kubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:9 g. ^7 a2 m. {& u; y+ K1 @' |
- h; |% l, f# B0 F% B& W“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.”
