With Saturday night’s fireworks still planned at Hubbard Park, weather permitting, University of Iowa officials again remind the public that tampering with flood barriers is prohibited, constitutes trespassing, and may compromise their effectiveness.

With flood prevention measures in place, University of Iowa officials said Friday the plan now is to watch the weather and be ready to respond if the situation changes dramatically.

University of Iowa officials say all campus flood prevention measures will be in place by the end of today and that they will continue to monitor the weather and Iowa River throughout the holiday weekend.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason provided the campus community with an update on the flood situation today.

For the tenth straight year, the University of Iowa has been designated a “Best Buy” in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.

The University of Iowa will publish an official update of the latest flood preparation news and information around 1 p.m. daily, seven days a week, until further notice, at http://now.uiowa.edu/flood2014. This document provides additional information and resources media may find helpful in covering this situation.

Twenty top high school students from across Iowa will gather on the University of Iowa campus to participate in a two-week intensive summer program July 6-18 where they’ll learn technical and entrepreneurial skills to create their own working apps, which could earn them seed money to fund their own startup technology companies.

Here is the latest official information about flood preparation efforts at the University of Iowa.

It will be another two years before the UI Children's Hospital tower is complete, but one newly built amenity for young patients already is being put to good use; the hospital's outdoor playground, which has been closed the past two years due to construction, reopened this week.

Because of the current risk of flooding in low-lying areas, including Dubuque Street in front of Mayflower Residence Hall, visitors to the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City should avoid the I-80/Dubuque Street exit (Exit 244).

Information about flood-related University of Iowa event cancellations or changes.

Community information and resources, including volunteers opportunities, road and building closures, weather and flood forecast tools and updates by Johnson County, Iowa City, Coralville and other cities and governmental agencies.