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    Standing ovation
    Nicole Tami, the director of international student integration, regularly sings the praises of a standing workstation. She said the low-back pain she has experienced for years has diminished since she started standing at work 18 months ago.

    Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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Standing ovation
Nicole Tami, the director of international student integration, regularly sings the praises of a standing workstation. She said the low-back pain she has experienced for years has diminished since she started standing at work 18 months ago.

Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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Ruth Stoltzfus, a program coordinator in the School of Music, cobbled together her own office workstation – using a retired pie safe she found in office surplus. She said the height of the safe/desk is perfect for her work style and has led to reduced back discomfort. “The pity is, the shelves inside  contain paper instead of pies,” she said.

Photo by L. Brian Stauffer