A Clarion planetarium

Clarion University this week is celebrating the reopening of the renovated Peirce Science Center Planetarium, which now features computerized controls, theater-style seats and new carpeting.

The events, which are free and open to the public, include a "backyard astronomy" slide program, "More Than Meets the Eye," at 7 tonight and a lecture, "Hunting Killer Asteroids," by noted astronomer Laurence Marshall of Gettysburg College at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Physics professor Sharon Montgomery will present her one-woman show, "Galileo's Daughter," based on the best-selling book, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Former astronaut Story Musgrave and composer John Serrie will present a performance blending images, music and Musgrave's reflections on his 2,000 hours in space at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Hart Chapel.

Computer clubhouse opens

Young people ages 12 to 18 can create digital artwork, do homework, design Web sites, produce music CDs and gain other computer-related skills at the 3 Rivers Computer Clubhouse in East Liberty.

A project of 3 Rivers Connect, in collaboration with the Parental Stress Center and the Carnegie Science Center, the clubhouse is Pennsylvania's first affiliated member of a global network of almost 100 computer clubhouses in 21 nations.

Children can pursue a wide range of projects under adult supervision at the after-school program, which is in the Rubicon Building, 201 S. Highland Ave. Membership is free. Call 412-661-0230 or visit the Web site at www.3rcclubhouse.org.

CMU professor honored

Sheldon Cohen, who has done pioneering studies on how social and environmental stress affect a person's physical health, is one of 65 new members elected this year to the Institute of Medicine.

Cohen is the Robert E. Doherty Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University and an architect of the university's highly respected health psychology program.

The Institute of Medicine was created in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences. Election to the institute is one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health; members also make themselves available as volunteers for committees studying a broad range of health policy issues.