The Iris Book Award is directed by former IU faculty member and "Being Human" co-PI Lisa Sideris, now Professor and Vice Chair of Environmental Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara.
The Iris Book Award is an annual prize honoring outstanding work that gives new insight into the meaning and status of the human in relation to science, religion, and nature. Books considered for the award are nominated by academic and popular presses, and by scholars working in areas related to science, nature, religion, and technology. The award is one of several initiatives supported by an initial $1M grant from the Henry Luce Foundation in 2018 for the “Being Human” project.