The School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences (SEEMS) provides integrative educational and training experiences for students and conducts world-class research while supporting the Rio Grande Valley community. Our three Bachelor of Science and two Master of Science degree programs are adaptive and progressive, fostering student success. SEEMS faculty, staff, and students are distributed across the Brownsville, Edinburg, Port Isabel, and South Padre Island, where they participate in transdisciplinary and transformative research and outreach activities across a broad range of natural and social science specialties.

Mission To provide students a unique integrative education and training experience that prepares them to meet the challenges and opportunities in the multiple dimensions of contemporary earth, environmental, and marine sciences.

Mission

To provide students a unique integrative education and training experience that prepares them to meet the challenges and opportunities in the multiple dimensions of contemporary earth, environmental, and marine sciences.

Opportunities SEEMS provides research and educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students that generate new knowledge and formulate effective solutions for a sustainable Rio Grande Valley and beyond.

Opportunities

SEEMS provides research and educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students that generate new knowledge and formulate effective solutions for a sustainable Rio Grande Valley and beyond.

Integrative Science SEEMS promotes collaborative, multi-disciplinary research and seeks participation of those interested in applying interdisciplinary perspectives to understanding earth-environmental systems and their interactions with society.

Integrative Science

SEEMS promotes collaborative, multi-disciplinary research and seeks participation of those interested in applying interdisciplinary perspectives to understanding earth-environmental systems and their interactions with society.

SEEMS Locations

Edinburg
edinburg sience bldg photo

1201 W University Dr
ESCNE 2.619
Edinburg, TX 78539
(956) 665-5124
seems@utrgv.edu
Port Isabel
port isabel SEEMS facilities

901 S Garcia St
PMARO 100
Port Isabel, TX 78578
(956) 761-2644
seems@utrgv.edu
Brownsville
brownsville campus bridge over river

One W University Blvd
LHSB 2.816
Brownsville, TX 78520
(956) 882-5040
seems@utrgv.edu
South Padre Island
south padre island seems facility

33363 Marine Lab Dr
SCOSL 104
South Padre Island, TX 78597
(956) 761-2644
seems@utrgv.edu

SEEMS FACILITIES

CLS Portables
Brownsville Research/Community Garden

Brownsville, TX

Brownsville Research/Community Garden
Creating ‘model watersheds’ used by SEEMS for research in agricultural, environmental, or biological sciences.
TNC UTRGV Native Plant Nursery
TNC UTRGV Native Plant Nursery

Brownsville, TX

TNC UTRGV Native Plant Nursery
Production of thornforest seedlings in support of reforestation efforts.
Brownsville UTRGV Native Plant Nursery
Brownsville UTRGV Native Plant Nursery

Brownsville, TX

Brownsville UTRGV Native Plant Nursery
Focused on research and propagation of native plant species, especially those with high conservation value and/or used in local forest restoration efforts.
Pollinator Garden
Pollinator Garden

Brownsville, TX

Pollinator Garden
An out-of-classroom setting for courses such as Plant-Animal Interactions and Ecology.
Lower Rio Grande Valley Sustainability Network
Lower Rio Grande Valley Sustainability Network

SPI, TX

Lower Rio Grande Valley Sustainability Network
Enhances, facilitates, and addresses sustainability in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

SEEMS STORIES

Explore SEEMS Programs
Introduction to SEEMS undergraduate and graduate programs
School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences
In this episode of Vaquero Connection, they explore the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in SEEMS. Vaquero Connection highlights the interdisciplinary aspects of SEEMS and reasons why you should pursue a SEEMS degree.

 
Pollinator Garden
Earth Fest, hosted by the UTRGV Office of Sustainability
School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences
For Earth Fest 2022, the university planted a Sideroxylon celastrinum tree, known as a coma, that is native to the Valley. This small evergreen tree flowers profusely in the spring, attracting pollinators, and does not drop all its leaves in the fall.

 
Explore AgDiscovery
Sponsered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences
The AgDiscovery program is an opportunity for high school students to gain visual learning experiences in agriculture, food, natural resources, and wildlife biology across the Rio Grande Valley.

 
The Texas Clipper
Participate in the Virtual Activity
School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences
Join SEEMS on a virtual dive into the waters around South Padre Island and Port Isabel. Filled with local natural wildlife, this dive allows viewers to experience and view the breadth and beauty of the South Texas waters.