- ?! ^0 n& f6 I# BClifford 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. a4 h% R" T/ p }$ S7 @/ B1 g/ H, L, p9 W" o
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” 6 u/ @7 b2 n: e! z( c; @+ z3 J0 O' w& W% H* F
The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. ; Q8 k9 A V0 N& ^2 X, p ! ]& Z' r; ^7 j2 C' w! D$ e* hUniversity officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday.* s! ~" v$ P3 H
* J' ?4 p; y! [* z( v2 B# \Kubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:4 I) E9 x# d# m g
l. ]) o% R1 A: e3 k( `“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.”