Claire Holmes

On Thursday, Chancellor Nicholas Dirks announced a series of plans to reform the handling of sexual harassment and sexual assault at UC Berkeley.

The campus’s College of Chemistry is no longer being considered for dissolution, according to campus officials.

Campus students can anticipate more than new classes for the approaching spring semester with the arrival of a new Amazon center, designed to provide a more convenient pickup location for Amazon orders, as well as an interactive device bar.

Solly Fulp will manage and search for new partnerships between the campus and businesses as part of his appointment as the executive director of the newly formed University Business Partnerships and Services.

On the weekend of June 6 and 7, 150 authors from around the world will participate in the first-ever Bay Area Book Festival in Downtown Berkeley.

A town hall was held Monday night to discuss the recently announced consolidation of UC Berkeley’s student affairs divisions — including the Residential and Student Service Programs — to the Administration and Finance operating sectors of the Real Estate office.

In an effort to cut costs and potentially increase student housing options, an internal reorganization of the campus’ Real Estate division and Student Affairs division, including the Residential and Student Service Programs, will consolidate some of their similar services, according to a Thursday announcement.

The U.S. Department of Education will be visiting the campus next week as part of an investigation to review the campus’ work in responding to and preventing cases of sexual violence, assault and harassment.

A state investigation that lasted nearly five months concluded that UC Berkeley did not ensure a motorized lift was put together correctly, a misassembly that led to the death of 45-year-old custodian Damon Frick in April.

UC Berkeley could receive $26,250 in fines for possible worker-safety violations related to the death of custodian Damon Frick in April, according to a summary of proposed penalties released by the state’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health.