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National Science Foundation LGBTQ+ Pride Month Zoom Background
National Science Foundation LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Credit: NSF
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2023 LGBTQ+ and Allies ERG Zoom Background
National Science Foundation LGBTQ+ and Allies ERG

Credit: NSF
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Virtual background for women's history month featuring a collage of woman scientists and a purple background
National Science Foundation celebrates Women's History Month

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virtual background to celebrate black history month with a blue background and collage of imagery to the right
National Science Foundation Celebrating Black History Month

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National Science Foundation honoring all who served for Veterans Day

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National Science Foundation celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
National Science Foundation celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month

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Martin Luther King statue placed in the right corner with text to the left MLK Day - remembering the legacy of dr. martin Luther king jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2023 background. Remembering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Credit: National Science Foundation
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NSF Asian Pacific American Heritage Month virtual background
NSF Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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National Science Foundation celebrates Juneteenth

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Zoom wallpaper featuring the GRANTED infographic
Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity

Credit: National Science Foundation
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You can be the face of change

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We can all be Citizen Scientists. Celebrate Citizen Science Month with NSF.

Credit: National Science Foundation
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I make science happen, Public Service Recognition Week virtual background with blue colors and science icons such as test tubes, dna strands, gears and robots etc.
I make science happen, Public Service Recognition Week

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virtual background promoting public service recognition week
Public Service Recognition Week

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Mental Health Awareness Month virtual background
Mental Health Awareness Month

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Mental Health Awareness Month virtual background
Mental Health Awareness Month

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Event Horizon Telescope - Our own black hole
Event Horizon Telescope - Our own black hole

Credit: C. Padilla, NRAO/AUI/National Science Foundation
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The Sgr A* Black Hole

Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
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Science Happens Here Campaign.
Science Happens Here Campaign.

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Science Happens Here Campaign.
Science Happens Here Campaign.

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NSF mission

Best place to work zoom background
NSF ranked No. 2 among mid-sized agencies in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Rankings.

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CISE best place to work rank no. 4 virtual background
NSF’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering ranked No. 4 among agency subcomponents in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Rankings.

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BIO best place to work virtual background
NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences ranked No. 6 among agency subcomponents in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Rankings.

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Best place to work - BFA virtual background
NSF’s Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management ranked No. 9 among agency subcomponents in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Rankings.

Credit: National Science Foundation
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NSF’s Core Values

Credit: Nano/Micro Photonics Laboratory, Electrical and Systems Engineering Department, Washington University, St. Louis.
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NSF Vision Statement

Credit: Nano/Micro Photonics Laboratory, Electrical and Systems Engineering Department, Washington University, St. Louis.
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virtual background with black background and the NSF logo to the left

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NSF logo against a black background with a swirl of blue

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2023: The Year of Open Science

Year of Open Science Virtual Background A
Year of Open Science Virtual Background A

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Year of Open Science Virtual Background B
Year of Open Science Virtual Background B

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Year of Open Science Virtual Background C
Year of Open Science Virtual Background C

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