A lambda is traditionally a functional programming product--think Lambda Calculus. Functional programming doesn't have statements, and neither should lambdas. Or do you mean anonymous function, in which case you're right.
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If I were to guess, he's talking about problems which don't affect his life or aren't "interesting"; That, however, is where the money lies. Just think about the founders of google: their research wasn't exactly thrilling, but it's led them to be one of, if not the, most successful tech companies of all time.
It was never the University's role to innovate in the manner that the article says they do. But just look at google summer of code: All of these projects—really, really cool things—are university research projects. Besides, it was never the university's role to innovate in the manner that the article insinuates: i.e. tangible code. Most of the "innovation", or creative code, you see in today's world are simply the application of already existing theories.