{"id":1350,"date":"2026-02-14T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2026-02-25T20:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:04:27","slug":"feeling-the-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1350","title":{"rendered":"Feeling the Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a094b837d3fd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a094b837d3fd\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-11-Valentine-Post-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-11-Valentine-Post-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-11-Valentine-Post-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-11-Valentine-Post-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-11-Valentine-Post-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-11-Valentine-Post-2048x1075.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-11-Valentine-Post-500x263.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> is swooning over some really lovely news. We\u2019ve once again received a four-star rating from <strong>Charity Navigator<\/strong> and a Platinum Seal of Transparency from <strong>Candid<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generous donors are close to our institution\u2019s heart every day, helping to power our researchers\u2019 ocean science. We\u2019re grateful to Charity Navigator and Candid\/Guidestar for assuring our current and future donors that their gifts are making the highest impact. If you\u2019re interested in making a donation, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/donate\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/donate\">bigelow.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tides ebb and flow, but Bigelow Laboratory\u2019s appreciation for our supporters rises higher each day. Happy Valentine\u2019s Day! \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Bigelow Laboratory is swooning over some really lovely news. 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We\u2019re grateful to Charity Navigator and Candid\/Guidestar for assuring our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","css_class_manager_body_classes":"","css_class_manager_use_in_post_loop":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-laboratory","tag-maine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1350"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1353,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1350\/revisions\/1353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}